Flowers you’ll find here include the classic beach sunflower, orange canna lily, bromeliads and hibiscus of all colors and many more. If you want to know more about planting a garden or are just curious about the plants and trees you see every day, visit the Florida Native Plant Society website www.fnps.org. FLORIDA’S BIRDS If you spend any time in Englewood at all you will get to know the fascinating birds who call this area home, or their vacation home. We might not have flamingos of the non-plastic variety, but we do have pelicans, egrets, white and blue herons, sandhill cranes, and the occasional American bald eagle. On the beach you might see tiny sandpipers hopping along the waterline, and seagulls eyeing your picnic lunch. Blue herons and egrets often wait patiently for the spoils from people fishing from the shore. Brown pelicans with their long bills, will fight for those fish, splashing loudly when they dive into the water. Your backyard could be home to bright red cardinals, noisy woodpeckers, tiny hummingbirds or maybe the Florida scrub jay which is protected under both state and federal law. Sandhill cranes, travelling in families or pairs, can be found loping across the street or grazing in your yard. And look up in that light tower, or if you’re on the water, the channel markers and you might see a majestic osprey building a nest. If like many of those in our area, you develop an interest in birds, be sure to contact the Venice Area Audubon Society http://veniceaudubon.org. PHOTO BY HERB KRANTZ 2017 11
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